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Ground Control Points
Generating a list of ground control (and check) points is required as in the process of aerial triangulation you need to ensure that the models can be oriented accurately as required for stereo compilation in either orthophoto or line mapping. Generate and measure in a file a set of ground control points (and check points). Add some metadata about the accuracy on the gcp's.
Field | Declaration | Data type | Default Units | Necessity |
---|---|---|---|---|
FILE | Name of GCP | string | required | |
X | X or Longitude (Easting) of reference point | decimal | Local Coordinate System decimal notation | required |
Y | Y or Latitude (Northing) of reference point | decimal | required | |
Z | Z or Height of reference point | decimal | required |
Control points into practice
Steps to taken (presignalized):
- Use a cardboard plate of e.g. 30cm diameter like in the image beside and put a black dot of 100cm² or cross in the center (see images below). These signs can be read easily at a 80-125 meter flying height.
- Put these signs before the flight in a regular pattern.
- Measure each point accurately with a GPS total station.
- Save metadata such as accuracy of GCP measurement.
- Export and save the list of GCPs as *.csv or *.txt.
Steps to taken (postsignalized):
- Select on the imagery (in a regular pattern) some interesting GCP points.
- Print out a document where you explain clearly for every point where and how to measure.
- Measure each point accurately with a GPS total station.
- Save metadata such as accuracy of GCP measurement.
- Export and save the list of GCPs as *.csv or *.txt.
Regular Pattern:
- The more points you take, the more accurate your final mapping will be.
- Important to take into account is the regular distribution of the control points
- Definitely take points at the edge and the center of your project
- See an example below
Exported GCP list
- four columns: point name, X, Y, Z
- heading: with or without
- decimal mark: point
- column separation: semicolon, tab, or white space
- file format: csv or txt
GCP1 105582.150 189532.805 10.669 GCP2 105581.523 189593.731 10.711 GCP3 105563.693 189610.161 8.805 GCP4 105581.441 189630.344 8.345 GCP5 105601.557 189666.716 8.153 GCP6 105608.294 189708.131 8.587 GCP7 105586.619 189772.499 8.342 GCP8 105590.525 189719.215 8.366 GCP9 105552.750 189672.533 8.515 GCP10 105565.654 189630.082 8.270 GCP11 105516.073 189623.014 8.540 GCP12 105467.422 189569.852 8.387 GCP13 105446.061 189536.218 6.821
Last modified:: 2019/03/25 11:36